All 13 Uses of
assume
in
Childhood's End
- For thirty years he had assumed that Konrad was dead.†
Chpt 1 *
- He assumed that it was some kind of robot, and it explained how Karellen had been able to reach him through the unknown layers of rock overhead.†
Chpt 3
- Always assuming, of course, that Duval's theory was correct.†
Chpt 4
- It was, of course, universally assumed that the Overlords, or beings of the same species, had come into violent conflict with ancient man.†
Chpt 6
- Rupert himself was sitting at the console of what seemed to be a television engineer's control unit: it was, George assumed, the device that had projected his image out to meet them.†
Chpt 7
- Assuming that an eventual return was guaranteed, of course.†
Chpt 11
- Before he left his cell, Jan would have to equalize pressure, and he had assumed that the atmosphere inside the Overlord ship was unbreathable.†
Chpt 13
- Nothing was known of the visiting Overlord, but it was assumed that he could absorb Culture in unlimited amounts.†
Chpt 17
- I'd like to know how the Overlords bring up their kids-assuming, of course, that they have any.†
Chpt 17
- He had subconsciously assumed that the Overlords possessed all knowledge and all power-that they understood, and were probably responsible fbr, the things that had been happening to Jeff.†
Chpt 18
- The colours and shapes it showed were meaningless to him:,he assumed that they were conveying information which in a vessel designed by men would have been displayed on banks of meters.†
Chpt 22
- They had treated him well, as he had assumed they would.†
Chpt 22
- Until a novel situation is analysed, it is safest to assume the worst.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
-
(assume as in: I assume it's true) to accept something as true without proof